The ‘January defect’ could slam stocks if buyers don’t step up quick

• Bracketology: Could the No. 1 seeds already be locked up by mid-January?

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• California communities step up to help fire victims

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• Bank of America’s stock could go up 20% in 2025, says this analyst

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  It’s Time for Parents to Step Up in the Fight for Clean Air

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• Here’s what the first two trading days of January predict for stocks in 2025

  The market can still deliver gifts even when the ‘Santa Claus rally’ fails.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 4

• Forget Santa: Stock-market bulls look to ‘January barometer’ for clues on 2025

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 4

• Carvana slammed by Hindenburg, and the stock pauses its meteoric rise

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 3
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  Ukraine aims to step up exports despite war

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• Why ’Succession’-style ‘quiet luxury’ may need to go away to revive luxury goods

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• Most mutual funds don’t beat the market — but what’s ‘the market’ anyway?

  The S&P 500 is a high bar for fund managers. The Dow? Not as much.
  
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• Is Trump’s bitcoin embrace the biggest ‘pump-and-dump’ ever?

  The U.S. government buying bitcoin at inflated prices would do nothing to pay off America’s debt.
  
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